Ada aka Sophie has always planned to be a lawyer. Ever since her brother, Sam, got into a fight with her parents and bounced (thus crushing their dreams that he become an engineer), Ada has felt the weight of her parents' expectations. When she happens on a poetry night, she also happens upon her estranged brother. Hoping to reconcile Sam and her parents, Ada gets Sam an invite to her cousin Genny's wedding to afrobeats superstar Skeleboy. But things don't always go as planned, and Ada finds herself questioning so many things.
July has been a horrible reading month for me, so I was super happy to read something that was actually really great. Onome captures the duality of someone trying to exist in two cultures at the same time. Ada even has two names. She's Adanna to her family, and Sophie at school. Then there's the duality of her life, and what happened with her brother. Throughout the book, it seems like Ada is constantly being pulled in two directions, whether it's in regards to her future, or her brother, or even the boy she wants to date. I really enjoyed reading Ada's story. She was a well-crafted, believable character, and I think that many kids, whose parents have high expectations for them, could probably relate.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ALC. I really enjoyed Yinka Ladeinde's narration. She really made the book for me, bringing a whole Nigerian family to life. I definitely recommend this book.
July has been a horrible reading month for me, so I was super happy to read something that was actually really great. Onome captures the duality of someone trying to exist in two cultures at the same time. Ada even has two names. She's Adanna to her family, and Sophie at school. Then there's the duality of her life, and what happened with her brother. Throughout the book, it seems like Ada is constantly being pulled in two directions, whether it's in regards to her future, or her brother, or even the boy she wants to date. I really enjoyed reading Ada's story. She was a well-crafted, believable character, and I think that many kids, whose parents have high expectations for them, could probably relate.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ALC. I really enjoyed Yinka Ladeinde's narration. She really made the book for me, bringing a whole Nigerian family to life. I definitely recommend this book.